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A famciclovir + celecoxib combination treatment is safe and efficacious in the treatment of fibromyalgia

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Pain Research, February 2017
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Title
A famciclovir + celecoxib combination treatment is safe and efficacious in the treatment of fibromyalgia
Published in
Journal of Pain Research, February 2017
DOI 10.2147/jpr.s127288
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William L Pridgen, Carol Duffy, Judy F Gendreau, R Michael Gendreau

Abstract

Infections and other stressors have been implicated in the development of fibromyalgia. We hypothesized that these stressors could result in recurrent reactivations of latent herpes virus infections, which could lead to the development of fibromyalgia. This study evaluated a famciclovir + celecoxib drug combination (IMC-1), active against suspected herpes virus reactivation and infection, for the treatment of fibromyalgia. A total of 143 fibromyalgia patients were enrolled at 12 sites in a 16-week, double-blinded, placebo-controlled proof-of-concept trial. Randomized patients received either IMC-1 or placebo in a 1:1 ratio. Outcome measures included a 24-hour recall pain Numerical Rating Scale, the Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ-R), the Patient's Global Impression of Change (PGIC) questionnaire, the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, the NIH Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), and the Beck Depression Inventory-II conducted at baseline and weeks 6, 12, and 16 of the study. A significant decrease in fibromyalgia-related pain was observed for patients on IMC-1 treatment versus placebo. PGIC response rates were significantly improved with IMC-1 treatment. Overall, patient self-reported functioning, as measured by the FIQ-R, was significantly improved. Fatigue was also significantly improved as measured by the PROMIS fatigue inventory. The safety profile was encouraging. Despite the celecoxib component of IMC-1, gastrointestinal and nervous system treatment emergent adverse events were reported less frequently in the IMC-1 group, and study completion rates favored IMC-1 treatment. IMC-1 was efficacious and safe in treating symptoms of fibromyalgia, supporting the hypothesis that herpes virus infections may contribute to this syndrome. Improved retention rates, decreased adverse event rates, and evidence of efficacy on a broad spectrum of outcome measures are suggestive that IMC-1 may represent an effective, novel treatment for fibromyalgia.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 72 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 8 11%
Student > Master 7 10%
Other 7 10%
Researcher 6 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 7%
Other 14 19%
Unknown 25 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 19 26%
Psychology 8 11%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 4%
Other 12 17%
Unknown 23 32%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 76. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 February 2024.
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#3
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